3.2.2 LCD Display
A number of characters appear on the LCD display in different locations. The following list
describes the characters as well as when and where they will appear.
I
1 WATT SCAN
I
w x
ALERT
MONITOR
TX INT
Fig. 3-2 LCD DISPLAY
SCAN: Will flash by itself when All-Scan mode is to be initiated or will
flash
in unison with
“MEMORY’ when Memory Scan mode
is
to be initiated.
1 WATT (High/Low Power): Will be displayed when the transmitter circuits are providing
Watt of power to the antenna. When the transmitter is supplying 25 Watts to the antenna,
the
indication will be extinguished.
ALERT (Weather Alert): Will blink when a Weather Alert Tone has been detected.
(Weather): Will be displayed when the channel selected to be monitored is a weather channel.
MONITOR: Will be displayed when the
key is pressed. This indicates the radio
is in the MONITOR mode.
INT (International/USA): Will be displayed when International channels are programmed for use.
is not displayed when US channels are programmed for use.
TX (Transmit): Will be displayed on the LCD when the Push-To-Talk
switch is depressed
indicating the transmitter circuits are providing a signal to the antenna.
MEMORY: Will be displayed when the SCAN key is pressed and held for two seconds, or
when the radio is programmed to the MEMORY SCAN mode.
LCD Segments: Will display channel number in use.
3.3 OPERATING PROCEDURES
Specific operating procedures for the VHF5200 are presented in this section, General informa-
tion regarding
marine channel usage may be found in the Appendix section. Refer to
the Controls section 3.2.1 beginning on page 10 for a thorough description of all VHF5200
functions.
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